personal In solidarity with the Zapatista Movement Standing up for the right to be treated as a human being is a universal movement we should all embrace and strive for. > The world we want to transform has already been worked on by history and is largely hollow. We must nevertheless be inventive enough to change it
personal Fictional abstractions as social contracts: Part 2 Second fictional abstraction used by humans on a daily basis that are completely fabricated abstractions of any physical traits or requirements i.e. they were created by humans as a representations of implicit social contracts for cohesion and cooperation that then became explicit and codified. Abstraction 2: Religion Religion is
personal Fictional abstractions as social contracts: Part 1 Thinking of two items that are used or experienced for most humans on a daily basis that are completely fabricated abstractions of any physical traits or requirements i.e. they were created by humans as a representations of implicit social contracts for cohesion and cooperation that then became explicit and
personal Hire me in 2019 I love to turn ideas into reality through software and want to make a difference in the world and your organization. I have been working remotely with a team based in Australia [https://solcast.com.au/]making SaaS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_as_a_service] solar energy available
personal GitLab Activity Overview GitLab activity [https://gitlab.com/siliconrob] - As GitLab doesn't have the same option as GitHub to anonymize contributions my GitLab profile looks empty, but here is my overview contribution chart that is not publicly viewable.
personal Stress Fractures I am taking off from running for 12 weeks because the stress fractures in my right foot which I have been experiencing for the past couple of years in my right foot are not getting better. Every time before I would rest a few weeks to a month and then
personal Letter - Promote Tester To Software Engineer I wrote this as an email to the owner arguing for a talented underappreciated person to be promoted from software test to software engineer (Joanna) because it was the right thing to do rather than hire a new person. Names have been changed to for anonymity -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was thinking
personal TurfJS Presentation Gave this presentation to Seattle MapTime - Introduction to TurfJS on 6/14/2017 TurfJS [https://siliconrob.github.io/github-web/turfjs/intro_turfjs.pdf] - Simple, fast, modular geospatial library written in JavaScript.
personal No estimates Estimation is so ingrained in software development that it is just assumed that you will provide estimates for everything you do. First point estimates are never treated as they should be i.e. guesses when provided. They are instead treated as promises and many times guarantees. This abuse of the
personal Challenge and Succeed Inertia and fear of change are how businesses and organizations age and die. To be a learning knowledge based organization these are great points.
personal Writing Software in an Agile Manner I joke, but some days it feels like this. Today being one of them.
personal Reacting instead of Planning Currently protestors are making their voices heard over the situation of immigrants defined entry to the USA. Fortress USA has started coming together and most likely will continue to degrade even if political actions are taken the environment of global warming will continue and bring climate refugees to the mostly